Vianney Halter Watch Reviews & Information

This month, we learn about the history of Longines and also pay a visit to Audemars Piguet’s manufacture in Le Brassus, as well as their high-end movement making facility in Le Locle, APRP (Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi). As for new watches, we check out…

What's an orrery? How will the recent Switzerland-China free trade agreement affect watch sales? And what does a $59 and $15,000 watch have in common? All this and more in this aBlogtoWatch & Friends edition's bi-weekly roundup...…

In 2009 Francois Quentin started the new brand 4N to produce the 4N-MVT01/D01 watch that we debuted back here in 2010. It was an ambitious project that involved the production of a fully mechanical watch that showed the time digitally on a series of overlapping…

In the fifth edition of our bi-weekly roundup, we check out Patek Philippe's new Sky Moon tourbillon watch, the latest Vianney Halter masterpiece, learn about Rolex's history, find out the truth of replica watches, take a look at Seiko high beat movements and take a…

Vianney Halter gained famed for his unorthodox design and arguable creation of the high-end steampunk watch market. A known science fiction junkie, Halter's mixed reputation in the watch industry ranges from positive concerning his vision, to negative concerning his follow-through in "completing" his work.…

On May 30th, 2012 Christie’s auction house in Hong Kong was host to the latest installment in their “Important Watches” auction series (which included a ton of watches). While this auction featured much of the normal fare from Panerai and READ MORE…

The following timepiece analysis post is by Chris Meisenzahl. He is a long-time watch enthusiast and daily Speedmaster Pro wearer. He blogs at The Pretense of Knowledge and can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/speedmaster. I remember several years ago READ MORE…

You need to be a pretty serious watch nerd to know who Vianney Halter is, but you need to be an even more serious watch nerd to know what Goldpfeil is. Goldpfeil is a failed brand that sought to create READ MORE…

After I (Meehna) posted an article on Roger Smith, I got several requests for an article on “independents.” By popular demand, here it is: An independent watchmaker brand is not an easy concept to define because there are so many READ MORE…

Most watch lovers have a fondness and strict appreciation for watch maker Vianney Halter – who is the man behind Janvier Manufacture, a number of interesting timepieces (including the iconic Antiqua), has set the bar for luxury steampunk timepieces, and READ MORE…

The machine you see before you represents a new offering from Romain Jerome, which looks amazing with their special treatment, although its creation cannot be credited to them. In fact the Cabestan vertical tourbillon watch was a collaborative effort between READ MORE…